indiscreet
英[?nd?'skri?t]
美['?nd?'skrit]
- adj. 輕率的；不慎重的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?indiscreetly;
中文詞源
indiscreet 不審慎的
in-,不，非，discreet,審慎的。
英文詞源
- indiscreet (adj.)
- "imprudent, not discrete" (early 15c.) and indiscrete "not containing distinct parts" (c. 1600) are both from Latin indiscretus "unseparated; indistinguishable, not known apart," the former via an Old French or Medieval Latin secondary sense. From in- "not" (see in- (1)) + discreet. Related: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness.
雙語例句
- 1. Had he been indiscreet in what he had said?
- 他曾輕率地說過什么嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret.
- 湯姆言語很不謹(jǐn)慎，什么時候也別想他守住秘密。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. How could he be so indiscreet?
- 他怎么能如此輕率？
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is notoriously indiscreet about his private life.
- 他在私生活方面的不檢點是出了名的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.
- 一次輕率的講話導(dǎo)致長時間、代價高昂的罷工.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》